Piedmont Pediatrics

04/06/2026

Grateful that Dr. Paul Offit is leading the charge against vaccine misinformation.

How Philly's leading vaccine doctor became MAHA's public enemy number one

04/06/2026

04/06/2026

Happy National Public Health Week! We don’t see most of what public health does, like the infections that don’t happen, the outbreaks that never take off, and the lives quietly protected every single day. This week is a reminder to pause and recognize that.

Public health has shaped the world we live in, even if it rarely gets the spotlight. This graphic reflects an excerpt from Dr. Jess Steier’s kickoff speech for NPHW at APHA (watch it on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/live/d0VvQUNkrwY).

04/04/2026

Happy Easter weekend from all of us at Piedmont Pediatrics!

Our offices are closed Sunday, April 5th, but please note that our nurse triage line is available for the urgent medical issues, at 434-975-7777. Please call 911 for emergencies.

Our Charlottesville and Crozet offices will be open for walk-in appointments as usual on Monday morning at 8 am.

Have a safe and blessed weekend everyone!

04/04/2026

04/03/2026

Please note that our Crozet office will only be open until noon on Friday, April 3rd, but our Charlottesville office will be open as usual until 5 pm. Please call us at 434-975-7777 during regular office hours to schedule an appointment.

04/01/2026

04/01/2026

03/30/2026

Happy Doctors’ Day to the wonderful physicians at Piedmont Pediatrics who work hard every day to keep infants, children, and adolescents healthy.

In addition to the training noted in the screenshots, our doctors complete continuing medical education and testing annually to keep up their knowledge and skills and are all board certified fellows of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Please be reassured that our pediatricians have the medical training and expertise to be your trusted partner when it comes to your child’s health. We only want what is best for your child and family. 💙💚

03/25/2026

https://thelogicofscience.com/2025/02/27/masks-and-covid-vaccines-were-huge-successes-ivermectin-and-hydroxychloroquine-were-not/

COVID19 presented an unprecedented challenge for modern science/medicine. Faced with a novel infectious disease, doctors, scientists, and health officials rose to the challenge in remarkable speed.…

03/25/2026

We are seeing a bit more COVID these days. Please be careful out there. We still think the vaccines and boosters are important in preventing hospitalization and severe disease.

A new Covid variant is spreading across the U.S. and it may be able to evade protection from current vaccines.

The variant, known as BA.3.2, has been detected in nasal swabs taken from four American travelers and clinical samples from five patients in four unidentified states. It’s also been found in three airplane wastewater samples and 132 wastewater samples taken in more than 20 states, suggesting that its reach is actually far more widespread than what scientists see right now.

03/25/2026

" ‘There are a number of studies that show one of the benefits of COVID vaccination during pregnancy is the passage of antibodies to the newborn, and then that protects the newborn against COVID,’ says Dr. Kevin Ault, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine in Kalamazoo, Mich.

ACOG reaffirmed that guidance last week, and a new study of more than 140,000 infants further confirms the protection that COVID vaccination during pregnancy offers babies in their first few months of life. The journal Pediatrics published the study Friday.

The research also shows that the vaccine does not increase the risk of other infections in children whose mothers got the COVID shot during pregnancy, contradicting claims by at least one member of the vaccine policy committee appointed by Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

U.S. infants under 6 months old have COVID hospitalization rates as high as those in people who are 65 to 74 years old, according to a study from September 2024. About one in five babies hospitalized with COVID were admitted to the ICU, that research found. Other studies have also supported the safety of receiving the COVID vaccine during pregnancy.

… infants whose mothers were vaccinated were about half as likely to visit the hospital specifically for COVID in their first two months of life compared to babies not exposed to the vaccine in utero.

When babies were 3 to 5 months old, the risk of a hospital visit for COVID was 24% lower in those exposed to the vaccine, but the vaccine's protection against COVID wore off by the time infants were older than 6 months.”

A 3-year study published in Pediatrics examined newborns in Norway. It found a clear benefit for the baby when mom gets a COVID vaccination during pregnancy.